logo
episode-header-image
Jun 2023
48m 24s

Ukraine and Russia both accuse the other...

Bbc World Service
About this episode
President Volodymr Zelensky has said Russia must be held accountable for the destruction of Nova Kakhovka dam, which has caused extensive flooding in southern Ukraine. Mr Zelensky said the Russian-controlled dam on the Dnipro river was destroyed by an internal explosion, in what he called a war crime and an act of terrorism. Russia has denied responsibility, ... Show More
Up next
Oct 2023
Gaza in 'total chaos': BBC reporter
There's been a blackout of communications in Gaza since Friday night. The Israeli military is intensifying its bombing of Gaza and says its troops and tanks remain on the ground. We hear from our reporter in southern Gaza, a medic who hasn't heard from colleagues since last night ... Show More
47m 36s
Oct 2023
Israel 'intensifies' air strikes on Gaza
Israel says it's increasing air strikes and ground operations in Gaza and has again warned Palestinians in Gaza City to move south. Mobile phone and internet services in the territory have been shut down. Also in the programme: the latest on the Maine shooter; and Israel's former ... Show More
50m 29s
Oct 2023
UN says only ‘crumbs’ of aid going into Gaza
UN agencies have warned that civilians in Gaza are facing an ever more desperate situation after three weeks of Israeli siege and bombardment. Aid trucks that have been allowed in through an Egyptian crossing point so far have provided only "crumbs", says UNRWA (the UN's agency f ... Show More
48m 10s
Recommended Episodes
Apr 2022
On the ground in Borodyanka, What is the 'right' response to war?
A look at the fallout from Russian attacks in Borodyanka, a suburb of the Ukrainian capitol of Kyiv. As Becky Sullivan reports, Ukrainian officials accuse Russian forces of indiscriminately attacking civilians there. Since 2019, a lawyer named Andrew Mac has served as an adviser ... Show More
10m 2s
Jan 2022
US and UK escalate Russia war fever, but NATO splits over Ukraine emerge
Support Pushback at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/aaronmate The US and UK are ramping up threats to Russia over Ukraine by sending more weapons, vowing more sanctions, and lodging evidence-free claims of a Russian plot to install a pro-Kremlin leader. But comments by Germany's ... Show More
45m 12s
Jan 2023
Massive explosion in Eastern Ukrainian city
A huge explosion hits the disputed Ukrainian city of Soledar as Russia is claiming it has captured the city and officials in Kyiv insist the battle is not over yet. We have a live report from Ukraine and speak with the Ukrainian ambassador to the United Nations about the state of ... Show More
41m 8s
Oct 2022
‘Kamikaze’ drones attack Kyiv
Russia has attacked the Ukrainian capital with drones that loiter above a target before attacking, then detonate on impact. The BBC’s defence correspondent Jonathan Beale explains to Victoria and Vitaly why Russian forces are now using these weapons. Ukrainian author Andrei Kurko ... Show More
29m 25s
Oct 2022
Ukraine War: The town the Russians have left
As Russia illegally annexes four occupied areas in the east and south of Ukraine, it continues to face significant defeats at the hands of the smaller Ukrainian army. <br /><br />On the Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson speaks to Sky News’ special correspondent Alex Crawford, fro ... Show More
18m 50s
Feb 2023
Another Year of War in Ukraine?
<p>One year into Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, prospects for a settlement remain bleak. On 21 February, President Vladimir Putin announced in a belligerent yearly address that he would suspend Russia’s participation in New START, its last remaining nuclear arms control ... Show More
42m 40s
Sep 2023
Inside Ukraine’s Drone Attacks on Russia
<p>As Ukraine’s counteroffensive grinds on, it’s increasingly turning to a secret drone program that is hitting targets deep inside Russian territory. At least three different Ukrainian-made drones have been used in attacks inside Russia, including on Moscow, according to an anal ... Show More
37 m
Nov 2022
Ukraine war escalates as diplomacy disappears
As Russia escalates attacks on civilian infrastructure in Ukraine following the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines and the Ukrainian attack on the Kerch bridge, diplomacy is nowhere to be found. Scholar and author Richard Sakwa on the latest in the Ukraine crisis. "The human l ... Show More
42m 50s